1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: From the team at News dot Com TODAU. This is 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: the latest from the Newsroom. A Virgin Australia flight forced 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: to make an emergency landing, Economists predict what the RBA 4 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: will announce today in terms of interest rates, and a 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: feud between Pauline Hanson and Robert Irwin escalates. All that 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: are more coming up in this episode of From the Newsroom. 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: It is Tuesday, the eighteenth of June. We'll get underway 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: in just a moment. Well. A Virgin Australia flight from 9 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: Queenstown to Melbourne had to make an emergency landing in 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: southern New Zealand yesterday. Members of the public reported seeing 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: flames and hearing loud bangs shortly after the plane took 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: off from Queenstown Airport. I've never heard anything like it before, 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: and every few seconds you could see flames coming from 14 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: the injures, so quite scary. Got a hell of a shock. 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: So I'm just really thankful that it's landed safely. At 16 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: audio from Channel seven. Moving on now, the RBA is 17 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: set to hand down and its latest interest rates decision today. 18 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: Most economists reckon they'll keep rates on hold, with a 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: rate cut now not expected until twenty twenty five. Overseas, 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin is said to make a rare state visit 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: to North Korea today. The Russian president has been cozying 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: up to Kim Jong Lund recently, it's believed in North 23 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: Korea has been providing ammunition for Russia's war in Ukraine, 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: whereas Russia has been helping North Korea with food and 25 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: technology for its satellite program. To show biz, Scooter Braun 26 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: has announced that he is retiring from music management to 27 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: spend more time with his three kids. That comes about 28 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: a year after Braun parted ways with his two biggest clients, 29 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. And A big feud is 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: brewing between Pauline Hanson and Robert Irwin after the One 31 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: Nation leader released a cartoon featuring the Wildlife Warrior. He's 32 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: a little snippet Robert Ewin and this is my best mate, flowey. 33 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: The Queensland Government's given us a discussing amount of money 34 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: to show you the state of Queensland. Irwin has claimed 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: the cartoon is defamatory and has demanded it be taken down. 36 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: Pauline Hanson says that won't be happening, adding I look 37 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: forward to the day when Robert and I can have 38 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: a good laugh over this and turn our focus to 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: making Queensland a better state. I reckon they should sort 40 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: this out with a celebrity boxing match. I mean I 41 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: would watch. All right, We'll be back in a moment 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: with the latest in sport to sport now and in cricket, 43 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: Bangladesh has made it through to the Super eighth stage 44 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: the T twenty World Cup after beating Nepal. The other 45 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: teams in the final eight are India, Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa, 46 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: West Indies, England and the USA. India are the favorites 47 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: to win the trophy, ahead of Australia and England. Go 48 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: OSSI's all right you went out up to date with 49 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: the latest from the news room.